Ronaldo's success largely down to Benzema - Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti feels Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo would be far less successful without the support of Karim Benzema.

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Former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes Cristiano Ronaldo would not be scoring as many goals if it were not for Karim Benzema's hard work.

Ronaldo last month equalled Raul as Madrid's all-time top goalscorer with 323 strikes and has won the European Golden Shoe three times since joining the Santiago Bernabeu side - after previously being awarded the trophy in 2007-08 while at Manchester United.

While the Portugal international's remarkable feats have earned plenty of justifiable plaudits, Ancelotti feels France striker Benzema deserves much of the credit for Ronaldo's success and thinks they form the ideal attacking partnership.